Flash-light gun



raiz/f F. SCHORIK FLASH LIGHT GUN Filed March 1s'. 1922 june Z6, 1923.

Patented June 26, 1923.

UNITED STATES FRANK SCHORIK, OF CHICAGQILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T JOSEPH KOSIOHRYZ,` OF

CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

FLASH-LIGHT GUN.

Application filed Marchl, 1922. Serial No. 544,701.

To all 107mm t may concern.' y

Be it known that I, FRANK SCHORIK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago7 in the county ot' Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Flash-Light Guns,

'of which the following is a specification.

This invention rela-tes to an `apparatus adapted to hold a `limited quantity ot flash light powder, and to means associated therewith for igniting the same. It is a primary object of this invention to devise an apparatus of this kind which will be compact in size7 inexpensiveto produce, and safe and certain in its operation.

An embodiment of my invention in its preferred form is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in the manner following:

Figure 1 is a side eleva-tion of a gun with the side plate removed to exhibit thev trigger mechanism;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section therethrough exhibiting the trigger parts in the position occupied just prior to kicking ott; and

Fig. 3 is a detail in elevation looking toward the rear end of the device.

The major parts of my gun include a powder trough A mounted above a body B from which extends a tube C equipped with a handle D. The trough may be of any suitable size and .shape for the reception ot a desired quantity of flash light powder and is preferably carried upon a bracket 5 mounted to swivel upon a, neck 6 projecting upwardly from the body B, one side of which is covered by a removable plate 7.

The bracket is formed with a transverse bar 8 in spaced relation to the trough bottom 9, and in this intervening space is a plate 10 pivoted at one end 11 so as to swing out from beneath the trough, when desired.v

In the plate is a central aperture formed to provide a seat 12 for the reception of a powder cap (not shown). The cap seat is in register ,with a. hole 13 extending through the bottom of the trough, and also wit-h an opening 14; in the bracket bar` 8 which aligns with a bore 15 extending through the neck G. Mounted to slide lin the bore is a firing pin 16 having on its upper end a head 17 adapted to strike the powder cap in the seat 12 when the pin is idriven upwardly. To accomplish this I provide in the body of the device a. hammer 18 pivoted as at 19, its free end 20 resting against a stop 21 where it is normally held under the action of a spring 22. On the .under side of the hammer near its pivotal end is a shoulder 23 engaged by a hook 24 that 1s carried on a rod 25 extending into the body` tube C. At its extremity26 the rod connects with a. spring 27 which is se-V cured to a lixed part of the body, its tendency being to hold the hook 24 releasably in engagement with the shoulder 23.

The movementsl of the parts described are controlled through a trigger 30 extending throughk a slot 31 in the body tube` Cr for pivotal mounting therein as at 32. A'.Ihe trigger lies just rearwardly of the rod ,25 which, by a` pin 33, is connected with abolt 34 having a slotted head 35 through which the trigger is extended. Normally the trigger is maintained in a forward position under the influence of aI spring 36 whose ends bear respectively against the bolt head and a plug 37 which is screwed into the end ot the body tube. i y

The construction of the handle D is such as to render the device adapted to be conveniently grasped for use. At its lower end the handle is chambered as at 38, a` closure thereforbeing provided in a; plate 39 having a knob /10 totacilitate its removal.

`Secured to the plate are tour walls providing a. container 41, one of these walls 42.being short so as to leave the adjoining walls 43 unsupported, by which Construction they tend to spring outwardly to providea frictional connection for the `retainer when `{itted within the handle end, as shown.

In the operation of the present gun, the plate 10 is swung outwardly for `the insertion in its seat of `an `ordinary powder cap adapted to be vignited by percussion. After replacing the plate in operative position, a quantity of powder is spilled into the trough some of which enters the hole 13 to form a train to the percussion cap. The gun is now ready to be set off, and thismay be accomplished by pulling the trigger toward the handle to draw the hammer away from the lower end of the tiringy pin; Continued retraction of the trigger will result in the hammer being turned until its shoulder is disengaged from the rod hook, -whereupon the hammer flies back under the action of its spring to kick the firing pin upwardly, .Ihis pin drops downwardly as the hammer is pulled back, its head 17 finally resting on the body neck, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon being released the hammer flies back against the stop 21 whereupon the firing pin is kicked upwardly to ignite the powder cap through percussion. From this it results that the flash light powder on the trough is also ignited.

The advantagesof the present construction are many, but I would have it noted particularly that the powder within the trough is sealed against contact with the operating parts by means of the powder cap which is held within the seat 12. The trigger which is' normally held by the action of the spring 36 against retraction is instantly ready for service whenever necessary. Also inthe handle chamber within the retainer 4l may be 'stored a supply of spare caps, thus obviating the necessity of' having these articles carried separately.

The several parts of the device are connected by any suitable means, and may be formed in any manner which will expedite their manufacture and assembly. The apparatus may be variously modified without in any way `departing `from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims, and in respect of any such changes in construction, L desire that the same be included within the scope of this patent.

I claim:

l. In av flash light gun, the combination of a trough, a body on which the trough is mounted, a powder cap seat movably mounted beneath the trough, there being a hole through the trough bottom communicating with the seat and an opening therebelow into the body, a firing pin in the opening, and trigger mechanism within the body adapted to drive the firing pin against the cap to explode the same, substantially as described.

2. In a flash light gun, the combination of a body, a powder trough thereon having a hole through oneL of its walls, a shiftable powder cap seat adjacent the hole, and means for igniting the powder cap contained within the body including a freely movable firing pin adapted by gravity to remain remote from the cap seat, and a tension actuated device adapted for impact against the firing pin, substantially as de scribed.

3. In a flash light gun, the combination of a trough, a body on which the trough is mounted, a powder cap seat movably arranged between the trough and body. there being a hole through the trough adjacent the seat, a! firing pin mounted in the body and adapted to strike thfe powder cap when placed within the seat therefor, mechanism for driving the firing pin comprising a spring actuated hammer having a shoulder thereon, a stop against which the hammer is rested when engaged with the pin, a` hook bar releasably engaged with the hammer, and a trigger adapted to retract the hook bar and with it the hammer to a point where the bar and hammer are disengaged, the hammer being adapted upon release to drive the firing pin against the powder cap to explode the same, substantially as described.

4. In a flash light gun, the combination with a body, of trigger mechanismthere'- within including a tension actuated pivoted hammer, a slidable bar having means for connecting with the hammer through a limited movement only, means 'for retracting the bar and hammer through a range suliicient to disengage the one from the other, a firing pin having one end in the path of return movement of' the hammer, means exteriorly of the body providing a seat for a powder cap adjacent the opposite end of the tiring pin, and a trough adjacent-the seat formed with an opening leading thereto', the pin being adapted to explode the powder cap to thereby ignite the powder in thetrough, substantially las described.

5. In a flash light gun, the combination of a. powder receptacle, means movably mounted adjacent thereto providing a seat for a powder cap, there being an opening ext-ending from the receptacle to a point adjacent the seat when the latter is in operative position, a firing pin vadapted tov percuss the cap only when the seat therefor is in operative position, and means for driving the firing pin against a cap within the seat, substantially as described..

G. In a 'Hash light gun, the combination of a powder-receptacle having an opening therethrough, a firing pin adapted to be driven into proximity with the opening, means for closing the opening comprising a movable mounting' adjacent thereto, and a powder cap held within the mounting, and means for driving the firing pin to percuss the cap while held within the mounting, substantially as described.

7. In a flash light gun, the combination with a powder receptacle, of means for igniting powder therein comprising a firing pin adapted to ignite the powder, a. mounting therefor comprising a hollow body, and mechanism within the body adapted to drive the firing pin to operative position, said mechanism including a pivoted trigger, two interconnected parts through which the trigger is extended to lie exteriorly of the body, a spring engaging one part, and a plu removably secured to the body also engaged by the spring, substantially as described.

FRANK SCHORIK.

Witness: v

` JOHN' A. OUSKA. 

